If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

- George Washington

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

The Snowbiker

Tonight is the last shift before Christmas, and I needed to get into town to pick up something for our 'Secret Santa' thing. Going in the car would have been impossible, as for the rest of this week it will be basically gridlocked. The temperature was around zero and the roads were dry, so I opted for the Yamaha. As I left the house it started snowing. I was only out about 15 minutes (I can shop very positively when I need to), but in that time a lot of snow fell and continued to fall as I was making my way home.

Anna, who is a little nervous about these things, was watching for my return, and when she saw me she grabbed her camera. The dog seemed quite pleased to see me too.

We haven't had much snow lately, that's true. The fact that it is lying on the ground is unusual for Pembrokeshire - usually we get a snow shower and it's gone in an hour. There has been snow on the ground for longer than I can remember in 20 years here.

The Landie is 'resting'. It's been on SORN for the last two years until I get round to fixing it. I wished I'd had the use of it the last few weeks!